hear a pin drop, can

Be able to hear even the smallest noise because of the quiet, as in When he came onstage you could have heard a pin drop. This hyperbolic expression dates from the early 1800s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lucia	['lu:sjə]
Leilani	lay-LAH-nee	Hawaiian
Deiniol	-	Welsh
Rosalinda	ro-sah-LEEN-dah (Spanish), ro-zah-LEEN-dah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Ramazi	-	Georgian
Zaman	-	Arabic, Urdu